The logic behind conflicts in land acquisitions in contemporary China: A framework based upon game theory

Land Use Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 373-380

  Hui, Eddie C M ^a   Bao, Haijun ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Conflicts; Game theory; Land acquisition; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GAME THEORY; LAND USE CONFLICT; LANDOWNERSHIP; NUMERICAL MODEL; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84860855512     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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